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DSFS support for GDGs

It would be very useful if DSFS would also support GDGs. We already exploit DSFS with ssh transfer, but missing GDG support is a road-blocker.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

Enhance DSFS sysout to access all data in an open sysout file

Currently with SDSF it is possible to view all of the data in an open sysout file. With /dsfs/sysout/.... that same open sysout file is empty. It obviously works when the job step, or job, completes as it is closed *but* when open and active that ...
4 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 4 Future consideration

System SSL HTTP CRL request should understand all valid HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1 protocol responses

At the moment System SSL describes the following requirement:"System SSL uses the HTTP/1.1 protocol to send the HTTP CRL request and requires an HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1 protocol response.The HTTP response must include a valid content-length field tha...
7 months ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF plugin to support SYSPLEX systems with multiple MAS's

We run a 10 system Sysplex and each of these systems has its own JES2 MAS. Currently, the zOSMF Plugin does not have the capability to see all these zOS systems and without this capability, we don't see our site making much use of the zOSMF Plugin.
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Under review

make z/OS FTP does support MLSD

z/OS FTP does not support MLSD, therefore, in Filzilla and other FTP clients, files with more than 99 exdents are not displayed in the file list, with MLSD this would be possible
6 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

RMF Spreadsheet Reporter: remove dependency on RepIntStr for RepTrdStr to obtain updated CF data

With the current design of the 'RepTrdStr' tab, users have no idea on why CF data is missing or CF structures not appear in the available list if they do not first use the 'RepIntStr' to access the data. It will be helpful to make this implicit fo...
16 days ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Submitted

z/OSMF REST API for spawning UNIX shells, executing commands

Users of z/OS UNIX who are already leveraging z/OSMF REST APIs currently have two options when trying to remotely interface with z/OS UNIX: Avoid z/OSMF entirely and use SSH. This has a number of downsides, including re-authentication concerns, in...
5 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Provide an operator command to display active z/OSMF Users

Currently the systems programmer and operator can display all active jobs, tso users, and shell (sshd) users, but they are unable to display the z/OSMF users. This information is helpful when planning to shutdown a system for a planned (or unplann...
8 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Currently there's no check in the COPY command for ADRDSSU to see if the data sets are the RACF databases or not

Hi - Sometime ago, there was a problem when the data sets which contains the RACF primary and backup databases were moved using ADRDSSU. The data sets were protected as recommended by the books as well as they were assigned the PSU attribute. Howe...
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Functionality already exists
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TSO/E: Implement Pipes Facility

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104946User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE011455Title: TSO/E: Implement Pipes FacilitySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Will...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 20 Not under consideration

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